It could have been a hoax and there was a 99.9% chance that it was. But Duo never was keen on chances, he'd rather just try it for the heck of it. And that was why, he came to the warehouse that night. He shivered slightly, pulling up the collar of his jacket. He looked at his watch, 00:12. Whoever made the note was late and he was slowly freezing.

He let out a sigh and shook his head, smirking. He muttered something about a hoax under his breath and prepared to leave. But as he turned to the right, he found himself looking at the barrel of a gun.

"Omae o korosu." The voice said coldly.

He felt as if someone dropped a bucket of cold ice down his back. The only person that ever said that line was Heero and for some unknown reason, that person sounded very much like Heero. With exception of course, that the voice was female.

The owner of the gun stepped into the light and Duo's eyes widened. Dressed in a black trench coat, black pants and a thick black turtleneck is a beautiful blonde girl. Her golden hair was tied up in a ponytail down her back and was about as long as her waist. Around her neck was a silver necklace with a silver heart-shaped pendant hanging from it.

He swallowed as the girl tightened her hold on the gun and began to squeeze the trigger. Well, it wouldn't be such a bad way to die really. Though he would have liked it better if his killer wouldn't be such a babe and that his voice box would start working because he was dying to at least flirt with her for a second or two before his death.

He closed his eyes, waiting for the bullet to hit him. The shot sounded, echoing in the empty warehouse. But there was no loud thud of a fallen body to the ground. Duo opened his eyes in surprise and looked at the girl, she was smiling. Her dark blue eyes shone with amusement as she looked at him.

"You're Duo Maxwell?" It was more of a statement rather than a question. He opened his mouth, about to ask, when she interrupted. "They were blanks, Maxwell-san."

"How did you know my name?" He asked.

She smiled softly, a hint of sadness in her eyes. "Hii-chan's told me a lot about you." She said softly.

Hii-chan? Duo's eyes widened in realization. Heero? Who was she? And why is she calling Heero 'Hii-chan'?

She gave him a quick look over and nodded, putting the gun away under her coat. She then looked at her watch. "It seems your friends are late." She told him with the same smile.

"Friends? What do you mean?" He asked, when he heard the sounds of footsteps. He turned around to see Trowa and Quatre walking towards them.

"Quatre, Trowa! What are you two doing here?" Duo asked.

"I received a letter from someone, as did Trowa." Quatre replied, then eyed the girl. "Who is she, Duo?"

"I will tell you when the last of this party arrives." She said smoothly. The three men looked at her with questioning eyes. Half suspicion and half curiosity.

Out of the blue, something flashed before their eyes and when they looked again, the blade of a katana was lying dangerously close to the girl's neck. Although the three ex-Gundam pilots were looking at her with slight concern, this being, they knew who was holding the katana, but the girl looked remarkably calm. She smiled serenely before speaking up.

"Wufei Chang, I presume?" A quiet growl came from Wufei, his grip on his katana tightening.

"Who are you onna?" He demanded. The girl let out a small laugh and shook her head, making Duo slightly sick. The movement of her head had caused the blade to cut her skin. Though blood trickle down her neck, she doesn't seem to be bothered by it.

Almost as suddenly as Wufei had appeared with his katana, the girl pushed the katana away from her neck forcefully, causing it to fall with a clatter to the ground. Wufei's eyes widened, but she quickly grabbed his arm and threw him to the floor with ease.

The pilots could only gape at the mysterious stranger and at their fallen friend on the floor. She looked at Wufei, eyes filled with concern. "I didn't hurt you too badly, I hope." She said.

He muttered a curse under his breath and Duo broke the tension in the air by laughing.

"I think you just hurt his pride, that's all." Duo said in between his laughter. Quatre smiled and Trowa's face twitched slightly, but he didn't smile. The girl extended her hand to Wufei, but the Chinese pilot growled and stood up on his own instead.

"Now that we are all here," She began, looking at the four pilots. "I can begin by telling you who I am and why you are all here."

"Start explaining then." Wufei muttered.

"My name is Usagi Tsukino. My code name is Kuroi Tsuki. I work in an extended branch of the Preventers. In the secret section, you can say." She explained.

"What branch? What secret section? Does Preventers have a secret section?" Duo asked with confusion.

Wufei growled but then nodded. "I heard from Sally about it not long ago, some part of Preventer that's supposedly hidden in one of the colonies."

"That is right. We are sealed away so that if any trouble comes out, we are able to sustain it right away. Most of your troubles seem to start in the colonies, not on earth." She paused. "Anyway, I came here to ask for your help."

Wufei snorted in response. "Get your head examined onna, we don't even know you."

Usagi let out a sigh. "I was afraid you'd say that." She confessed.

She rummaged through the pocket of her coat and took out what seem to be a radio of some sort. She clicked a button and an image appeared. The pilots looked on with shock at the face of their old friend, Heero Yuy.

"Usagi," The hologram began. "If you have received this message, that means either I am held captive or that I am dead. Gomen nasai that I'm not able to protect you any longer." Duo nearly choked when he heard it. Heero, apologizing? that was something else. Not to mention the fact that he wasn't really sticking to his usual monotone. There was a hint of sadness in his voice. And his usual cold eyes were actually flickering with both guilt and sadness.

"If by any way, they come for you after they have taken me, I want you to go to Earth and search for my friends, the Gundam Pilots. I'm sure they will be able to help you." The image faded away and Usagi placed the device back into her pocket. She looked at the pilots, waiting for an answer.

"That's Heero, no doubt about it." Quatre commented.

"Who does he mean by 'they'? What's going on?" Asked Trowa. Usagi visibly winced at the question, but swallowed and tried to explain.

"There are new forces emerging from the colonies. It seems this time that one colony in particular is actually a cover for the manufacturing of mobile dolls." She began. "Heero and I were working together to find evidence on this. Heero saw the mobile dolls and that's why the came after him. And now, it seems that they're after me too."

"How is that possible? There couldn't be anymore mobile dolls!" Exclaimed Duo. Usagi shook her head.

"How can you say that? Did you know of Mariemeia and Dekim's secret plans of building mobile suits? You didn't find out about that until much later. And may I remind you, that it was almost too late at that time?" Usagi pointed out.

"What's Yuy doing with a weak onna like you? Or is he turning weak too?" Wufei scoffed. Usagi's blue eyes sparked with a blood red, which caught Trowa's and Duo's attention. She pulled out her gun in a flash and placed it on Wufei's forehead.

"You don't know me, so I don't give a damn that you called me a weak onna. But don't you fucking dare call Heero weak, do you hear me? Or I'll blow your brains out!" She snarled, anger burning in her eyes.

Duo frowned, she was just bluffing, the bullets are blanks. Still, at close range, they can hurt. But that's about it. Usagi saw the look on Duo's face and added, "These aren't the blanks I had before, Duo." He gulped.

"Don't you recognize this gun Duo? You had it pointed at your head a few times before." Usagi said, with a sneer. Duo looked at the gun carefully, but it was Trowa who spoke first.

"That's Heero's gun." He said simply.

"Very good. What should I call you anyway, just Trowa Barton or are you Nanashi again?" She asked.

"Trowa is fine."

She smirked and pulled the gun away from Wufei's forehead. Usagi glared at the Chinese pilot and vice versa. But she quickly put the gun away.

"How did you get Heero's gun?" Asked Quatre.

"Considering he's very attached to it, there's no way I stole it from him, if that's what you're asking me." Usagi replied. Quatre blushed.

"Iie, I didn't mean that." Usagi nodded, smiling at him.

"I know." She looked at them with an expectant look. Quatre and Trowa exchanged glances.

"I'll be willing to help you, Tsukino-san." Quatre said, Trowa nodded his head as a sign of consent.

"It's getting too peaceful anyway, I'd like a little action!" Exclaimed Duo. Usagi looked at Wufei, expecting the pilot to say no to her face. Surprisingly, the Chinese pilot nodded.

"I can tell you're telling the truth. Despite our differences, I can't say no." He said. Usagi smiled in appreciation, her dark blue eyes turned to a lighter shade for a moment. But then the light flickered away.

"I'll contact you in two days, to give you further information." She told them, walking away.

"Nani? Chotto matte!" Exclaimed Duo.

"What is it?" Asked Usagi.

"How do you know where to find us?" Asked Duo. Usagi smiled.

"Two of your are Preventers, like myself while the other two are relatively easy to find. I think I can manage it." She said and walked off, vanishing out of sight.

Duo looked at his old friends. "So, do you guys trust her?"

"If we want to know what happened to Heero, I guess we have to." Quatre said quietly.

If anyone has any difficulties with the Japanese in here, I suggest consulting Eternal SailorM's "A Little Japanese" list. I'm too lazy to write any translations.